Ten - year risk estimates calculated from NORRISK fall between SCORE high- and low risk estimates and increase strongly with age. Very few persons below 50 years of age have a 10 - year risk above 5% (European limit for high risk). More than half of men aged 60 years have estimated risks above this limit, while only 7% of 60-year-old women exceed the limit. Even if the risk limit is reduced to 1% for younger age groups, very few women below 50 years of age have risks above the limit.